Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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